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What, Exactly, Are US Interests In Iraq's Turmoil? - NPR Tue, 17 Jun 2014 22:27:57 GMT

NPR

What, Exactly, Are US Interests In Iraq's Turmoil? NPR Three days after Sunni militants calling themselves the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria seized Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, President Obama paused on the White House lawn and issued a warning. "Terrorists," he said, were being allowed to overrun ... UN says ISIS rebels carried out 'cold-blooded executions' in IraqWashington Post Iran Offers Iraq 'Everything it Needs'Daily Beast Iraq crisis: ISIS advances on Baquba as US moves firepower to regionCNN Wall Street Journal -TIME -CNN International all 6,877 news articles »

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Conducting US airstrikes in Iraq would be complicated, former military ... - Washington Post Tue, 17 Jun 2014 14:32:13 GMT

Conducting US airstrikes in Iraq would be complicated, former military ... Washington Post Targeting fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) would not be difficult if they continue to advance toward Baghdad along highways and other visible routes, the former military commanders said. But airstrikes would become far more ... and more »

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Iraq War Boosters Get Second Chance In Media Spotlight - Huffington Post Tue, 17 Jun 2014 21:43:47 GMT

Mediaite

Iraq War Boosters Get Second Chance In Media Spotlight Huffington Post NEW YORK -- In Monday's Wall Street Journal, Paul Bremer criticized the Obama administration's policy in the Middle East and argued that the United States needs to make “a clear commitment to help restabilize Iraq.” Notably, Bremer's op-ed -- “Only ... 'Daily Show's' Jon Stewart strikes media for fixation with Iraq hawksWashington Post (blog) FLASHBACK: Remember When Paul Wolfowitz Said Not to Worry About ...Mother Jones 'The Past Is Never Dead,' Bill Faulkner Told Us—but He Didn't Know About the ...The Atlantic Media Matters for America (blog) -Mediaite all 32 news articles »

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Glenn Beck: 'Liberals, You Were Right' About Iraq War - Huffington Post Wed, 18 Jun 2014 02:45:25 GMT

Mirror.co.uk

Glenn Beck: 'Liberals, You Were Right' About Iraq War Huffington Post Beck isn't alone in denouncing an intervention, but the situation has put a new spotlight on noted Iraq War hawks such as Former Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz and Iraq War architect Paul Bremer. Watch the full segment above. h/t Mediaite ... Iraq crisis: Tony Blair faces damning criticism for lacking plan for life ...Mirror.co.uk all 18 news articles »

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Obama Deploys Troops to Protect Embassy in Iraq, as American and Iranian ... - TIME Tue, 17 Jun 2014 14:15:17 GMT

Obama Deploys Troops to Protect Embassy in Iraq, as American and Iranian ... TIME President Barack Obama ordered the deployment of up to 275 military personnel “equipped for combat” into Iraq to protect the U.S. embassy in Baghdad on Monday, as American and Iranian diplomats met briefly to discuss whether the two countries can work ...

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Iraq's Maliki defies call to reach out, accuses Saudis of 'genocide' - Reuters Tue, 17 Jun 2014 19:12:40 GMT

Iraq's Maliki defies call to reach out, accuses Saudis of 'genocide' Reuters BAGHDAD(Reuters) - Iraq's Shi'ite rulers defied Western calls on Tuesday to reach out to Sunnis to defuse the uprising in the north of the country, declaring a boycott of Iraq's main Sunni political bloc and accusing Sunni power Saudi Arabia of ...

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Iraq Crisis Threatens Chinese Oil Investments - Businessweek Tue, 17 Jun 2014 16:06:37 GMT

Businessweek

Iraq Crisis Threatens Chinese Oil Investments Businessweek As the situation in Iraq worsens, China is showing increasing consternation. And while authorities have mainly issued broad statements of concern, it's no secret what worries those in charge in Beijing: the risks the crisis could pose to its Iraqi ... Iraq Foretells Oil's Dystopian FutureWall Street Journal Iraq oil refinery shuts as crisis deepensCBS News CORRECTED-UPDATE 8-Oil steady above $113 as Iraq fears offset warmer Iran ...Reuters Bloomberg -Al Jazeera America -NBCNews.com all 877 news articles »

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Where is the accountability on Iraq? - Washington Post Wed, 18 Jun 2014 01:23:42 GMT

Where is the accountability on Iraq? Washington Post Can someone explain to me why the media still solicit advice about the crisis in Iraq from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)? Or Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)? How many times does the Beltway hawk caucus get to be wrong before we recognize that maybe, just ... and more »

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Obama Should Have Seen Iraq Unrest Coming, Experts Say - NBCNews.com Tue, 17 Jun 2014 10:38:14 GMT

Obama Should Have Seen Iraq Unrest Coming, Experts Say NBCNews.com Lawmakers from both parties and even some non-partisan analysts say the Obama administration should have better anticipated the rise of Sunni militants, who captured Iraq's second-largest city last week and could pose a terrorism threat both within and ...

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Gunmen Attack North of Baghdad as Obama Weighs Options for Iraq - Bloomberg Tue, 17 Jun 2014 19:49:52 GMT

Bloomberg

Gunmen Attack North of Baghdad as Obama Weighs Options for Iraq Bloomberg June 17 (Bloomberg) –- Bloomberg's Ryan Chilcote reports the latest on the escalating violence in Iraq and the deployment of U.S. troops to help with embassy security. He speaks to Mark Barton on Bloomberg Television's “Countdown.” (Source: Bloomberg) ...